South Carolina State

Hinds County, MS

Law & Crime

Mississippi lawyer Daniel Dale was arrested Thursday after sheriffs in Hinds County said he tried to smuggle drugs — including marijuana — cellphones, a digital scale, cigarettes, cigar wraps and more contraband into a local detention center in an alleged conspiracy with two detainees.
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Attorney looks soaking wet after he's arrested for smuggling drugs, cellphones into prison

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A local Walmart employee was recently arrested on a misdemeanor charge after allegedly stealing over $60 worth of merchandise from the store. Additionally, she faced a felony charge after officers discovered suspected methamphetamine in her locker during the arrest.

Douglas Walmart Employee Arrested for Methamphetamine Possession and Shoplifting

The Independent

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

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Town Talks

When it comes to deciding who to marry, many people choose to spend the rest of their lives with a high school sweetheart, college classmate, or someone they met at work. Others decide to tie the knot with someone who they have known their whole lives — and maybe even met at a family reunion.

Can you marry your first cousin in North Carolina? What state law says

North Carolina State

Orange County, NC

Fox News

Escaped murderer Ramon Jamarr Alston is 'extremely dangerous,' warns Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood, who grew up with his father. Manhunt underway.

North Carolina sheriff hunting 'Christmas Day Killer' knows him personally, warns he has 'nothing to lose'

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

San Diego, CA

Distractify

Anyone familiar with Suge Knight and his involvement in the East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry in the mid-1990s knows that Knight is not someone to mess with. As the founder and former CEO of Los Angeles-based Death Row Records, Knight ruled over the West Coast rap scene. The East Coast was handled by the controversial Sean "Puffy" Combs, who founded Bad Boy Records in 1993. Their artists were caught in the middle.Before he became a music mogul, Knight played football in college and then very briefly for the NFL. His rap sheet is prolific and includes multiple stints in prison,...

Suge Knight Has Been Incarcerated in a California Prison Since 2018 — What Did He Do?

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Waller County, TX

A Texas man was sentenced to four decades in prison as part of a plea agreement after pleading guilty to decapitating his newlywed wife in 2023.

Texas man sentenced to 40 years in prison for decapitating his wife, leaving her head in the shower

Georgia State

Van Zandt County, TX

(The Center Square) – A rural east Texas district attorney has described how the border crisis is impacting her community after two Chinese nationals were arrested on money laundering charges. Their arrest was not the first where “we have encountered Chinese nationals on the highway engaged in illegal activities....

Chinese nationals illegally in US arrested in east Texas for money laundering

Kentucky State

Louisiana State

NBC News

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has a suggestion for parents who don't believe the Ten Commandments should be displayed in public school classrooms throughout the state. "Tell your child not to look at them," he told reporters Monday. The Republican governor defended the controversial legislation during a news conference announcing how...

Louisiana governor tells parents against Ten Commandments in classrooms: 'Tell your child not to look'

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Nick Carter sued Melissa Schuman for $2.5 million, claiming the singer falsely accused him of rape. Schuman originally sued Carter in 2023 and alleged the singer raped her in 2003.

Nick Carter countersues alleged rape victim for $2.5M, claiming defamation

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah has now ended its decade-long execution hiatus after an inmate was put to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother. Taberon Dave Honie died by lethal injection early on Thursday morning at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. In his final words, the 48-year-old...

Utah carries out first execution since 2010 as inmate put to death for murder of ex-girlfriend’s mother

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Florida State

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

Athens, GA

Laken Riley's alleged killer, Jose Ibarra, and two of his fellow illegal immigrant brothers are all suspected members of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang.

Slain Georgia college student Laken Riley's suspected killer has another brother in Venezuelan gang: report

Cedar City, UT

New York Post

 A Utah man who killed his girlfriend’s mother by cutting her throat was put to death by lethal injection early Thursday in the state’s first execution since 2010.

Taberon Dave Honie, 48, was convicted of aggravated murder in the July 1998 death of Claudia Benn.

Honie was 22 when he broke into Benn’s house in Cedar City after a day of heavy drinking and drug use and repeatedly slashed her throat and stabbed her in other parts of her body.

Benn’s grandchildren, including Honie’s then 2-year-old daughter, were in the house at the time.

The judge who sentenced him to death found that Honie...

McMaster holds bill-signing ceremony for new child luring law

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